Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint-Chapter 509 - 124: The Big Fish in Luoshui County, New Harvest! (Seeking Monthly Pass!!)

Chapter 509: Chapter 124: The Big Fish in Luoshui County, New Harvest! (Seeking Monthly Pass!!)

Luoshui County.

The Inspection Office.

Bearing the heavy snow, Jiang Ning stepped through the gates of the Inspection Office, heading straight for the discussion hall.

Following closely behind him was Xie Xiaojiu.

"This is the place, sir!" Xie Xiaojiu looked ahead at the discussion hall, coming to a stop at a distance, and opened her mouth to speak.

"Mm," Jiang Ning nodded.

Then he stopped, glanced at Xie Xiaojiu, and said, "It’s cold, there’s no need to wait here for me, go inside and warm yourself by the fire."

"Yes, sir!" Xie Xiaojiu pursed her lips in response.

Afterwards, she watched as Jiang Ning, braving the swirling snow, made his way to the discussion hall.

...

The discussion hall.

Arriving under the eaves of the building, Jiang Ning shook his shoulders, flinging off the snowflakes and melting snow that had landed on him.

As for his head, not a single snowflake remained.

Next, he pushed open the slightly ajar doors and stepped over the threshold.

"Commander Jiang!!" Upon seeing Jiang Ning, Ye Qiu immediately rose with a smile.

Yuan Hua and Tang Miaomiao, who had already arrived, also halted their conversation and quickly stood up.

"Greetings, Commander Jiang!!"

The two of them were by now well aware that Jiang Ning had been promoted to Eighth Grade.

His official rank was above both of theirs.

Now they were just awaiting the official orders from above, and Jiang Ning would no longer hold a nominal position but be an actual official with real authority.

Seeing Jiang Ning at this moment, they both revealed a look of complexity.

Although they knew that with Jiang Ning’s previous performance, surpassing them was only a matter of time, they hadn’t expected that time to come so soon.

The Inspection Office had only been established for a few months, and not only had Jiang Ning surpassed them in strength, but he had also surpassed them in rank.

After standing up, Yuan Hua hesitated for a moment before taking steps forward to greet him.

At this moment, the memory of Jiang Ning’s punch still lingered in his mind.

Before the new year, he learned that Jiang Ning had found the God Worship Sect’s stronghold.

Hoping to share in the spoils, he led people to seize a share.

But when Jiang Ning appeared, a single punch had left him with internal injuries.

The injury from that punch had taken him nearly a month to fully recover from.

He was very clear that at that time, he couldn’t withstand a punch from Jiang Ning.

The gap between them now was even greater.

Seeing Jiang Ning again, he was also inclined to lower his head and resolve any bad blood.

After a few steps, Yuan Hua stood before Jiang Ning.

In the next moment, he brought his hands together, palm over back, and bent forward in a bow.

"Commander Yuan, what is this..." Jiang Ning immediately stopped in his tracks, a look of surprise on his face.

Yuan Hua slowly straightened up: "I have been offensive in the past, I ask for Commander Jiang’s forgiveness!"

After his words fell, Yuan Hua was about to bow again.

"Commander Yuan, what are you talking about!" Jiang Ning stepped forward, holding up Yuan Hua’s arms.

"Commander Jiang..." Yuan Hua felt the solid and unyielding strength in Jiang Ning’s arms, leaving him completely unable to resist, not even entertaining the thought of it. He couldn’t help but look up at Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning laughed, "We are colleagues, all with the same goal; a little conflict is normal! If Commander Yuan hadn’t mentioned it, I would have long forgotten those trifles!"

Yuan Hua heard this, looked seriously at Jiang Ning, and seeing that he wasn’t pretending, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Commander Jiang is very generous!" Yuan Hua complimented.

Hearing this, Jiang Ning chuckled, then released Yuan Hua’s arms.

Then, he greeted the others present.

He also saw two other Commanders whom he hadn’t seen before.

One was a man and the other a woman, the man with a full beard appearing to be in his early fifties, the woman with crow’s feet at the corners of her eyes, roughly past forty.

Jiang Ning couldn’t help but take a longer look.

Because these two Commanders had never been seen since the foundation of the Inspection Office until today.

Upon seeing Jiang Ning’s gaze, they both smiled.

Jiang Ning returned the smile.

Then, he finally sat next to Ye Qiu.

"Commander Jiang, please wait a moment longer, Commander Li still needs some time to arrive," Hong Minghu spoke.

Hearing this, Jiang Ning became even more curious.

Just now, when he received the notification from Hong Minghu, he knew that the arrangement they had made days before had come due, so he had promptly made his way to the Inspection Office.

Upon entering the discussion hall, he saw the scene before him.

Except for Li Changkong, who had yet to arrive, all others had gathered.

In other words, he was the second-last to arrive, just before the yet-to-appear Li Changkong.

Today was also the most complete gathering of the Inspection Office’s high-ranking officials he had seen.

"It seems there really is a serious matter!" Jiang Ning mused to himself.

With this thought, he turned to look at Ye Qiu beside him.

Ye Qiu was also looking at him: "Commander Jiang, are you curious about what has happened?"

Hearing this, Jiang Ning slightly nodded.

Ye Qiu said, "I can’t say yet!"

Jiang Ning: "..."

"Let’s have some tea and sunflower seeds first!" Ye Qiu said with a smile: "Later, the Residence Master will lay everything out."

"Alright!" Jiang Ning nodded again.

Not in a rush, he began chatting with Ye Qiu while munching on sunflower seeds and sipping tea.

Before long.

Footsteps approached from a distance.

Then, a figure appeared at the door and walked in.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I apologize for the late arrival!" The man bowed his hands toward all the attendees.

The newcomer was none other than Li Changkong, the last of the four Commanders.

Hong Minghu said with a smile, "You’re not late!"

After speaking, he stood up and glanced around the room.

"Now that everyone has arrived, I’ll close the door."

As his voice fell, Hong Minghu waved his sleeve, and a strong wind spontaneously arose in the room.

The wind swept through, and the doors instantly shut; then the vertical door bolt "clack" fell into place.